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jumble.

To mix or confuse.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈd͡ʒʌmbəl//ˈd͡ʒʊmbəl/Northern-England
  1. To mix or confuse.

    transitive
  2. To meet or unite in a confused way.

    intransitive
    I tried to study, but in my half-awake state, all of the concepts seemed to jumble together.
Where this word comes from

From Middle English jumbelen, alteration of jumbren, jombren, a variant of jumpren, frequentative of jumpen (“to jump”), equal to jump + -le. More at jumber, jump, jumper.

noun/ˈd͡ʒʌmbəl//ˈd͡ʒʊmbəl/Northern-England
  1. A mixture of often unrelated things.

    countable · uncountable
    My thoughts were all in a jumble.
  2. Items for a rummage sale.

    UK · uncountable
  3. A rummage sale.

    UK · countable · informal
Where this word comes from

From Middle English jumbelen, alteration of jumbren, jombren, a variant of jumpren, frequentative of jumpen (“to jump”), equal to jump + -le. More at jumber, jump, jumper.

noun/ˈd͡ʒʌmbəl//ˈd͡ʒʊmbəl/Northern-England
  1. A small, thin, sugared cake, usually ring-shaped.

    archaic
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